Very, very, very good!

If you’re a fan of Eminem’s other albums, then you’ll find yourself scratching your head over this one. This is a pre-Dre Eminem—a Marshall Mathers from Detroit instead of Slim Shady from L.A. Many of the tracks from this album sound a lot like the underground hip-hop you’d get from groups like The Pharcyde. Very hip-hop, very underground, very good if you’re into music that doesn’t get any airplay.

As I said, this is before the Slim Shady persona was created, and sounds like the kind of rap that “Rabbit” (from 8 Mile) would have done when he was poor and couldn’t catch a break.

If you’re open to underground hip-hop done by one of the best in the industry, you should try to dig up this album from somewhere and give it a listen.